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Amanda Carpenter is the author of “The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton,” published by Regnery in October 2006. Carpenter is a former political reporter for Townhall.com during the 2008 election.
Amanda Carpenter has made numerous media appearances that include segments on the BBC, Fox News’ “Hannity & Colmes”, “The Big Story with John Gibson,” "The O'Reilly Factor," "Red Eye," and MSNBC’s “Tucker” and "Hardball."
Amanda Carpenter is a graduate of Ball State University, where she founded a hard-hitting conservative news website, bsyou.net, and won honors as a national debate champion.
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Amanda Carpenter (Dec 19, 2008)
Norm Coleman doesn’t want anyone to get too worried about the lead Al Franken has over him right now in the contentious recount for Minnesota’s Senate seat.
“By the time... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Dec 16, 2008)
Two of the top candidates to become Chair of the Republican National Committee offered competing blueprints to explain their plans to lead the GOP Tuesday.
Michigan... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Dec 15, 2008)
President-Elect Barack Obama’s transition team denies engaging in any wrongful conversations about the appointment of Obama’s vacated Senate seat with disgraced Illinois... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Dec 03, 2008)
Big Three automakers say if the U.S. government doesn’t hand over $34 billion tax dollars to their companies the U.S. economy will almost certainly collapse.
Officials... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Nov 24, 2008)
John Ziegler didn’t know the kind of fury the left would unleash on him when he unveiled his web video “How Obama Got Elected.”
The ten-minute short featured 12 interviews... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Nov 24, 2008)
Earmark hawk Rep. Jeff Flake (R.-Ariz.) is once again making a bid for the appropriations committee where there are vacant spots to be filled by Republicans.
Flake is... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Nov 20, 2008)
Democratic leadership refuses to consider bankruptcy as an option for the Big Three automakers and doesn't appear to have any solutions to save Detroit, either.
"We are... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Nov 20, 2008)
As a longtime member of the powerful Ways and Means committee Rep. Wally Herger (R.-Calif.) thinks it’s time to start speaking directly to the public what his committee... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Nov 14, 2008)
The two men formally running to lead the Republican National Committee are reaching out to bloggers as an initial step to boosting their candidacy and hopefully, growing the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Nov 13, 2008)
Republican senators are reluctant to take a firm stand to eject their colleague Ted Stevens from the GOP caucus before the outcome of his re-election race is... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Nov 07, 2008)
An important discussion is emerging in the online conservative community about how to integrate with the old guard Republicans and grow the GOP movement.
After Barack... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Nov 06, 2008)
A cabal of conservative leaders convened for a meeting of the minds to plot a way to reinvigorate the Republican brand as Democratic President-elect Barack Obama is being... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Nov 06, 2008)
The Republican National Committee wasted no time licking their Election Day wounds to blast President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of Chief of Staff.
RNC Operatives and... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Nov 05, 2008)
The Republican presidential candidate may not have won on Election Day, but a slew of state-level pro-marriage initiatives did.
Among them was California’s hotly contested... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Nov 03, 2008)
A St. Olaf visiting professor bragged about stealing John McCain signs from his GOP neighbors and described it as a thrilling act of political defiance for a... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 31, 2008)
John McCain’s senior advisers are pointing to tightening poll numbers as evidence of “one of the greatest comebacks” on behalf of their candidate as Election Day... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 30, 2008)
The press office at the Federal Bureau of Investigations isn’t as serious as you might think. 11 employees in FBI’s public affairs unit are on a mission to coordinate with... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 29, 2008)
The anti-incumbent tide is so strong this electoral season it just might sweep out one of the most powerful bulls from the House of Representatives.
Residents in... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 27, 2008)
An intrepid researcher has discovered more than 200 tax liens totaling more than $3.7 million have been filed by the government against the Association of Community... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 27, 2008)
A 2001 video of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama lamenting the Supreme Court’s unwillingness to examine the “redistribution of wealth” has surfaced just weeks... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 27, 2008)
Dirty campaign tricks don’t die. They just become more refined with age.
Documents obtained by Townhall show the Democratic Party encouraged party activists to accuse the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 22, 2008)
MSNBC has launched a news project with a variety of left-wing special interest groups to boost their Election Day coverage and help viewers experiencing problems at the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 20, 2008)
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden is already trying to manage expectations for an Obama Administration.
Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 17, 2008)
The liberals defending ACORN's fraudulent voter registration efforts have said again and again voter registration fraud doesn't lead to voter fraud.
Well, we didn't have... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 14, 2008)
Members of the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now downplayed their group’s participation in voter registration fraud and argued fraudulent voter applications... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 14, 2008)
This article is from the October issue of Townhall Magazine. To subscribe to twelve issues of Townhall Magazine and receive a free copy of Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 13, 2008)
The Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now has compiled an irrefutable record of voter registration fraud in recent elections.
The non-profit is accused of... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 13, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign has been forced to revise statements about their candidate's work for the Association of Community Organizers for... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 09, 2008)
GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin described her rival Barack Obama’s radical position on abortion as “absolutely atrocious” on Laura Ingraham’s radio program... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 09, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is the first national candidate ever to hire ACORN, a controversial non-profit accused of voter fraud across the country, for... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 08, 2008)
GOP presidential candidate John McCain proposed a massive $300 bailout for struggling homeowners, on top of the $300 billion Dodd-Frank legislation passed by Congress during... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 08, 2008)
GOP presidential candidate John McCain landed several heavy blows on his Democratic opponent Barack Obama at the second presidential debate, but refrained from mentioning... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 07, 2008)
Since Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has specifically targeted Barack Obama on the campaign trail for “palling around” with domestic terrorist William... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 07, 2008)
Former Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern is taking a prominent role a $30 million campaign to oppose Democratic-backed “card check” legislation that would... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 06, 2008)
The Republican National Committee filed a 49-page complaint against Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign Monday, alleging Obama had knowingly and... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 06, 2008)
If Barack Obama is so outraged at John McCain’s involvement in the Keating Five scandal, why is John Glenn, another Keating Five member, doing surrogate work for... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 03, 2008)
Senator Joe Biden lied at least 14 times during the vice presidential debate according to those counting at John McCain’s presidential headquarters.
Tucker Bounds, a... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 02, 2008)
Porn-peddler Larry Flynt sought a woman who resembles GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin for an upcoming X-rated film based on the Alaskan Governor.
The Hustler... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 02, 2008)
PBS anchor Gwen Ifill has revealed she did not disclose the book she was writing about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to the presidential debate officials as... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 01, 2008)
The conservative wing of the House does not appear to be dramatically changing their original proposal to address what President Bush has called a looming economic “panic”... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 01, 2008)
Representatives of GOP presidential candidate John McCain’s campaign said they were unaware the moderator of Thursday’s vice presidential debate had penned a book about the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Oct 01, 2008)
Conservatives are declaring October 1 “Energy Freedom Day” to mark the expiration of a congressional ban on offshore drilling and domestic shale oil... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 30, 2008)
A video circulating on the internet of school-aged children singing in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is rocketing its way around the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 29, 2008)
In the run-up to what’s being called a “legacy vote” on the massive $700 billion financial bailout, House Republican leadership is trumpeting the reforms they negotiated in... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 29, 2008)
Anonymous liberal activists are soliciting donations for a well-known abortion provider to sarcastically “honor” the pro-life GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 29, 2008)
Barack Obama’s Communications Director Robert Gibbs insisted Fox News “didn’t have their facts straight” during a morning interview about the bracelet of a deceased soldier... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 26, 2008)
GOP presidential candidate John McCain announced he will be attending the first presidential debate this evening in Oxford, Mississippi after indicating he may postpone it in... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 26, 2008)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) singled out GOP presidential candidate John McCain and House Republicans as the chief obstacles to passing a rushed $700 billion... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 26, 2008)
Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to ban shale oil exploration while most members of Congress are focusing on the $700 billion financial bailout.
Sen. Jim... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 25, 2008)
Jodi Evans, a founder of the radical anti-war group Code Pink and "bundler" for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 25, 2008)
Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid seems to be doing all he can as the Senate’s most powerful member to cause trouble for GOP presidential candidate John McCain.
Reid... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 24, 2008)
A new survey finds support for the Bush Administration’s $700 billion bailout is diminishing as more details emerge about the plan.
StrategyOne’s Beltway Barometer polled... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 22, 2008)
The more we find about “Troopergate” the more justified Sarah Palin seems in firing Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan.
The increased media attention to the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 19, 2008)
Barack Obama’s campaign has a new advertisement up that accuses John McCain of “lying” about Obama’s opposition to the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, a bill to protect... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 18, 2008)
Democrats have knuckled under to GOP demands to let the congressional ban on offshore drilling and shale recovery in the Rocky Mountains expire on October 1 for a period that... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 17, 2008)
Left-wing internet hackers have been credited for illegally breaking into GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s email.
Members of what has been described as the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 16, 2008)
Troopergate Investigator Stephen Branchflower has been slapped with two lawsuits, one by a group of Alaskan residents who believe his inquiry represents an abuse of their tax... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 16, 2008)
Democrats be warned, “Troopergate” may backfire.
The latest revelation in the investigation on Sarah Palin’s decision to fire Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 15, 2008)
The presidential candidates’ reactions to the meltdown of yet another massive bank strictly adhered to the major themes of their respective campaigns.
Democrats used the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 13, 2008)
A Friday hearing revealed that an Obama partisan has manipulated an independent investigator’s subpoena list for a controversial inquiry against GOP vice presidential... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 12, 2008)
Before GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s highly-billed interview even aired, media outlets seized on excerpts about NATO relations to sensationalize her stance on... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 11, 2008)
The latest myth touted on liberal blogs that’s bubbled its way into mainstream news headlines is the one where Sarah Palin ordered rape victims to pay for their own rape... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 10, 2008)
Former GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson is pushing back hard against a CBS reporter’s editorial assessment of his remarks at a rally for John McCain and Sarah Palin... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 10, 2008)
Barack Obama said the furor over his comments about a pig in lipstick was a “made up controversy by the John McCain campaign.”
On the stump Tuesday, Obama bashed the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 09, 2008)
John McCain’s presidential campaign is calling an ethics investigation led against his vice president, Sarah Palin, by Alaskan Democrats who are actively supporting his... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 09, 2008)
Virginia’s senior Republican Sen. John Warner and Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling warned Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama against demonizing coal during a... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 04, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is finally breaking his boycott with Fox News and will appear on Bill O'Reilly's "The Factor" for an interview that will air... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 04, 2008)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R.-Ky.) told a small group of bloggers in St. Paul the GOP would embrace Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman if he decided to cross party... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 04, 2008)
Expect a much more intimate speech from John McCain when he accepts his GOP’s nomination for president than the spectacle Barack Obama organized for his acceptance speech at... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 03, 2008)
There’s a savage narrative developing among the media’s elite that suggests Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin will be a bad mother if she becomes the nation’s first female vice... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 03, 2008)
Republican Party convention party organizers revealed the names of a high-powered speaking line-up that will end with the formal nomination of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 02, 2008)
Former GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson’s harsh critique of the media’s coverage of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin’s vice presidential candidacy and attacks on Barack... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 02, 2008)
One of GOP presidential candidate John McCain’s high-level surrogates lashed out against their rival campaign’s assessment their candidate had more experience than McCain’s... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 01, 2008)
John McCain’s newly-minted vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin revealed her daughter, Bristol, is 5 months pregnant amid intense rumors the governor “faked” her pregnancy... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Sep 01, 2008)
Republican Party officials are quickly creating a volunteer center in St. Paul to coordinate hurricane relief efforts to the Gulf Coast region while their national convention... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 31, 2008)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced most of first day’s activities at the Republican National Convention would be cancelled due to incoming hurricane... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 26, 2008)
Barack Obama’s newly minted vice presidential pick, Joe Biden, broke into tears at an afternoon press conference while discussing the honor of being put on the Democratic... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 26, 2008)
Old videos appear to show a radical Muslim named Khalid Al-Mansour helped Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama gain acceptance into Harvard Law.
Civil rights... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 25, 2008)
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton downplayed GOP’s efforts to use critical statements she made during the Democratic primaries against her party’s... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 25, 2008)
Two polls separate polls show a substantial number of Hillary Clinton’s supporters are considering voting for a Republican president, rather than Democratic presidential... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 22, 2008)
Credentials for the Democratic National Convention appear to feature their Barack Obama’s image superimposed over an upside-down American flag.
The credential shows the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 21, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign may be drawing attention to their GOP rival John McCain’s multiple houses at their own peril.
Obama’s campaign... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 20, 2008)
Conservative talk radio titan Rush Limbaugh relished the prospect of an Obama-Biden Democratic presidential ticket on his broadcast Wednesday.
“I really hope it’s Biden,”... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 20, 2008)
GOP presidential candidate John McCain’s foreign policy adviser sharply rebuked a key Middle East adviser of their rival’s campaign for engaging in “covert” diplomatic... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 20, 2008)
Barack Obama’s Middle East Policy Adviser recently discussed presidential politics with high-level Syrian officials during a conference underwritten Syrian business interests... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 18, 2008)
Rev. Rick Warren strongly denied rumors GOP presidential candidate John McCain had “cheated” at a political forum he hosted at his church Saturday evening.
“That's... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 18, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is harshly accusing a pro-life group of "lying" about his record on abortion as a Illinois state senator, despite compelling... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 13, 2008)
A Communist newspaper is supporting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama for president, praising his ability to “unite the working class” and eviscerate... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 12, 2008)
Former Republican Rep. Jim Leach (Iowa) endorsed Democratic candidate Barack Obama for president Tuesday, joining a small group of unreliable, liberal Republicans who are... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 12, 2008)
Republicans are planning to emphasize the theme of “Country First” during the four days of the GOP convention where John McCain will formally accept his party’s nomination... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 12, 2008)
Newly discovered documents from the Illinois state archives prove Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has lied about his opposition to legislation requiring health... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 06, 2008)
The Washington Post was forced to issue a substantive correction to a front page story that stated GOP presidential candidate John McCain received “unlikely” campaign... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 06, 2008)
A Washington-based anti-tax advocacy videotaped supporters of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign who support $10 per gallon gas during a protest stand-off Tuesday.
Video... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 06, 2008)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) issued a curt retort to House Republicans staging a week-long protest against her decision to unceremoniously adjourn the House last... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 06, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama slammed Republicans for making fun of him because he encouraged Americans to properly inflate their tires to conserve... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 05, 2008)
House Minority Leader Republican John Boehner (R.-Ohio) is calling on rank and file House Democrats to defy Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) and join the GOP to force a stand... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 05, 2008)
The U.S. government will spend nearly half a million dollars sending federal employees to an AIDS conference in Mexico City---an event featuring a “Sex Workers Mini Film... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 05, 2008)
The Commission on Presidential Debates announced the moderators for the three 2008 presidential and vice presidential debates Tuesday morning.
The moderators include... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 01, 2008)
Members of a pan-African socialist group squared off against Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during a town hall meeting Friday.
Two men unfurled a banner... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Aug 01, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wants domestic energy producers to forfeit profits to the government in order to issue $500 and $1,000 checks to consumers to... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 31, 2008)
The longest serving Republican in the Senate pled “not guilty” to seven criminal charges of making false statements in federal court Thursday.
And, he wants to clear... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 31, 2008)
John McCain’s presidential campaign believes their rival Barack Obama shamefully played the “race card” against McCain while stumping in Missouri.
At three separate stops... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 31, 2008)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is launching a new program designed to give fugitive illegal aliens the opportunity to self-deport and avoid jail time.
The program,... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 30, 2008)
One of Barack Obama’s favorite rappers is calling Hillary Clinton an offensive, derogatory word for females in his new song.
In the song “Politics: Obama is Here” Ludacris... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 30, 2008)
John McCain’s presidential campaign wants you to know there’s a difference between a “global leader” and the “global celebrity” their rival Barack Obama has... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 28, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s weeklong trip abroad doesn’t have a happy ending. The latest USA Today/Gallup poll gives GOP candidate John McCain a 4... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 28, 2008)
Veteran journalist Bob Novak has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, according to a statement released by his publisher Monday afternoon.
“On Sunday, July 27, I was diagnosed... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 28, 2008)
The conservative-leaning Committee for Justice is trying to rile supporters with a “Top 10” list of things to expect from the Supreme Court should Barack Obama be elected... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 23, 2008)
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., would rather spend the weekend debating a $17 million “Captive Primate Act” and embarrassing Republican Sen. Tom Coburn,... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 17, 2008)
In October’s installation of Glamour Magazine, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama blames conservative-leaning media outlets for driving up his wife’s negative... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 16, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has promised he would not make his GOP rival John McCain’s wife a political issue, but at least one of his television... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 15, 2008)
Barack Obama is talking a good game about Afghanistan on the campaign trail, but he’s been neglecting his oversight duties for the country as Chairman of the Foreign... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 15, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, complained the government’s $600 economic stimulus check was only enough to buy “a pair of earrings” while... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 14, 2008)
GOP presidential candidate John McCain indicated he’d like to give immigration reform another try at the National Council of La Raza’s annual meeting in San Diego.
“I... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 14, 2008)
Rising energy prices have prompted President George to rescind an executive order enacted by his father and extended by President Bill Clinton to ban offshore... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 11, 2008)
What do Barack Obama (D.-Ill.) and Chris Dodd (D.-Conn.) have in common besides being U.S. senators? Both received discount, backdoor mortgages because of their elite titles... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 10, 2008)
John McCain’s presidential campaign wants you to know Barack Obama isn’t the only one who knows how to raise money.
McCain’s campaign manager Rick Davis said he was... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 09, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama lamented legislative pushes to make English the official language of the United States and said Americans should instead focus... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 08, 2008)
GOP presidential candidate John McCain is renewing his efforts to woo the Hispanic vote by touting his attempts at passing comprehensive immigration reform before immigration... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 07, 2008)
A major book publisher is planning to release a sexually provocative, fictionalized novel loosely based on First Lady Laura Bush's life during the first week of September - a... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jul 07, 2008)
The Democratic National Committee is cheering their decision to “throw open the doors” of their nominating convention and permit more than 75,000 people to attend Barack... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 26, 2008)
A narrowly divided U.S. Supreme Court overturned the District of Columbia’s longstanding ban on gun ownership marking a huge victory for 2nd Amendment rights Thursday.
The... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 25, 2008)
Republican Rep. Chris Cannon (Utah) overwhelmingly lost his primary race to border enforcement advocate Jason Chaffetz.
Chaffetz, a former chief of staff to Utah Governor... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 25, 2008)
The U.S. Supreme Court made it illegal to execute persons convicted of child-rape in a 5-4 decision Wednesday.
"The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 24, 2008)
Assisted by a 12-slide Power Point presentation Barack Obama’s presidential campaign manager David Plouffe outlined his winning strategy to Democratic fundraisers last... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 24, 2008)
Evangelical leader James Dobson called Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s views on abortion and the Constitution “a fruitcake interpretation” in a radio... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 23, 2008)
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe in God, heaven, hell, miracles, angels and demons according to a landmark study on religious attitudes.
“Americans are nearly... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 19, 2008)
The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation charged more than 400 defendants in a nationwide fraud scheme coined “Malicious Mortgage” Thursday.
Two... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 18, 2008)
The role that Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D.-N.D.) played in greasing the skids for Sen. Chris Dodd’s multibillion mortgage bailout is being... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 18, 2008)
John McCain’s presidential campaign is making former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani point man in attacking Barack Obama’s approach to combating terrorism.
Giuliani said... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 17, 2008)
Always a maverick, GOP presumptive presidential candidate John McCain is calling for new energy policies that are sure to both please and stymie his Republican base.
“The... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 17, 2008)
One of John McCain’s top aides said Barack Obama’s position on terrorism was “delusional” and highlighted Obama's ignorance in security matters in a conference call Tuesday... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 16, 2008)
GOP presidential candidate John McCain is inviting his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, to participate in a joint town hall meeting at an open-borders advocacy group’s... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 13, 2008)
Tim Russert, NBC’s beloved anchor of “Meet the Press, died of a heart attack at his Washington bureau Friday afternoon.
He was 58.
In addition to anchoring the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 12, 2008)
Video testimony from a Florida hospital administrator about the millions of tax dollars spent providing health care for illegal aliens is spreading like wildfire on the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 10, 2008)
Although progress is slowly being made towards securing the southern border attacks against agents of the U.S. Border Patrol and tourists are on the rise.
“This fiscal... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 09, 2008)
Ever since Barack Obama chose former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson to vet potential vice presidential choices, critics have questioned Johnson’s ties to Countrywide Financial... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 06, 2008)
If Barack Obama wants to make inroads with Hillary Clinton’s disaffected female voters, he has work to do.
Primary race exit polling showed white female voters have... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 05, 2008)
9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed dropped his legal defense and demanded the death penalty at his Guantanamo Bay arraignment hearing Thursday morning.
U.S. military... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 04, 2008)
Hillary Clinton refused to concede the Democratic primary to Barack Obama even after he effectively clinched the nomination, a tactic perhaps aimed at securing the vice... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 03, 2008)
News outlets are carefully predicting Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton will acknowledge Barack Obama has won enough delegates to clinch the Democratic... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jun 02, 2008)
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have spent $121 million combined vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, swamping the $57 million spent by all Republican... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 31, 2008)
Likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has resigned from his controversial church, Trinity United Church of Christ.
“We don’t want to have to answer for... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 29, 2008)
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan spoke of having a “higher loyalty” to the truth than to President Bush in his first interview about his controversial... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 29, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama admitted he has never made an attempt to meet with Army General David H. Petraeus and said his opponents are making it a... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 28, 2008)
Supporters of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign do not want to engage those protesting on behalf of Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Committee’s Saturday meeting... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 27, 2008)
Barack Obama’s campaign staff is scrambling to explain a family story Obama told on the campaign trail that rivals say is untrue and warrants explanation.
At a Memorial... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 27, 2008)
GOP presidential nominee John McCain expertly handled an unusually high number of interruptions while unveiling a new nuclear security policy his advisers say represents a... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 19, 2008)
Likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told supporters Iran is just a “tiny” country at a campaign stop in Oregon Sunday evening.
"Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, these... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 16, 2008)
Democratic presidential contender and presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain squared off over Obama's willingness to meet with enemies of the United States... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 15, 2008)
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain described his Democratic rival Barack Obama’s willingness to negotiate with enemies of the United States as... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 15, 2008)
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama says President George Bush is engaging in the “politicization of foreign policy” in a speech to celebrate Israel’s 60th... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 14, 2008)
The Bush Administration named the polar bear to the “threatened species” list based on computer predictions of the anticipated loss of sea ice due to global warming... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 13, 2008)
A television news segment produced by Al-Jazeera shows Palestinians in Gaza engaging in phone banking activities for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
The... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 13, 2008)
Hillary Clinton is trying to make the case why Tuesday’s Democratic primary in West Virginia matters even though Clinton trails Barack Obama in delegates won, states won and... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 12, 2008)
Republican Whip Sen. Jon Kyl (R.-Ariz.) predicted Democrats would soon pass an expensive war spending bill knowing President Bush would veto in order to help their election... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 12, 2008)
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain is formally breaking with President Bush on global warming and energy policy.
“Our government must strike at the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 09, 2008)
When is a senator doing constituent work and when is he tied up in an influence-peddling scandal? The lines seem blurred when it comes to the media’s coverage of the land... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 08, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has promised he would not accept campaign donations from lobbyists, but apparently former lobbyists don’t fall into his... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 08, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama flatly promised to raise taxes in a television interview Thursday afternoon.
“I will raise CEO taxes,” Obama told CNN’s Wolf... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 08, 2008)
10 House Republicans helped Democratic Financial Services Chairman Rep. Barney Frank (D.-Mass.) pass a $300 billion mortgage bailout bill out of his committee that is... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 07, 2008)
Congressman Ron Paul ruled out the possibility of running as a third party candidate in the 2008 election and said he expected support for his candidacy at the Republican... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 07, 2008)
Hillary Clinton has now dipped into the joint checking account she shares with her husband, largely made up of speaking fees earned in foreign countries, to finance her... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 07, 2008)
Barack Obama preemptively lashed out against attacks he expects the GOP to wage against him in the general election after winning the North Carolina Democratic primary... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 07, 2008)
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama lost the white vote by dramatic margins to rival Hillary Clinton in Indiana and North Carolina’s primary contests... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 05, 2008)
Hillary Clinton attacked Barack Obama for not supporting gun rights and Obama’s labor surrogates returned fire by reminding voters of her support for the Iraq war in separate... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 05, 2008)
The New York Times has accused GOP presidential candidate John McCain of having an affair, unethically helping an Arizona developer, distorting his rival’s healthcare plans... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 05, 2008)
A 2001 photo of William Ayers, an associate of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, shows the former terrorist stepping on an American flag.
The photo was... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 01, 2008)
Iran is denouncing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for threatening to “obliterate” the nation and is filing a formal protest over her comments.
Mehdi... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 01, 2008)
Michelle Obama lamented the coverage of her family’s longtime friend and pastor in a joint interview with husband Barack Obama, who is running for the Democratic nomination... more
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Amanda Carpenter (May 01, 2008)
Anti-war superdelegates are calling on Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to incorporate anti-war language into the Democratic platform.
“We must hold them accountable,”... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 29, 2008)
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama sought to temper news headlines in the aftermath of his longtime friend and former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s controversial... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 28, 2008)
The Republican National Committee is accusing the Democratic National Committee of creating a misleading advertisement that doubles as an illegal campaign contribution to the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 25, 2008)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain called on his Democratic rival Barack Obama to apologize for having a relationship with domestic terrorist William Ayers in a... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 24, 2008)
Update: Communications Director of NCGOP, Brent Woodcox, emailed Townhall to say the Reuters story listed below is not true. "We are not pulling the ad," Woodcox... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 24, 2008)
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace has literally been counting the minutes until Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama would appear on his show for the last two... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 22, 2008)
Former President Bill Clinton used an expletive in the course of defending disparaging comments Clinton had made about Barack Obama and Jesse Jackson in a radio interview... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 22, 2008)
Cold rain didn’t stop a throng of anti-global warming activists from protesting the hot air coming out of Washington about global warming.
More than 300 people traveled... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 18, 2008)
GOP presidential candidate John McCain released his 2006 and 2007 tax returns Friday, showing he earned more than $740,396 in the last two years combined---$45,261 of which... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 17, 2008)
Update: The art exhibit described below has turned out to be a hoax perpetrated by a Yale student and originally written up by the Yale Daily News.
A senior art major at... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 16, 2008)
Questions about Hillary Clinton’s allegations about facing sniper fire in Bosnia and Barack Obama’s relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright loomed large at the Democratic... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 16, 2008)
Update: Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer (D.-Calif.) was the one who objected to the religious language. Brownback agreed to drop 'human life' from the resolution to appease... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 16, 2008)
It’s been nearly two months since Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have squared off one-on-one and there’ll be lots of opportunity for the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 16, 2008)
Pope Benedict XVI applauded the United States for preserving religious freedom in a historic speech on the White House South Lawn Wednesday morning.
The Pope said,... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 14, 2008)
GOP presidential candidate John McCain is betting his brand of “straight talk” will be more popular with moderates and independents who may be turned off by comments like... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 11, 2008)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) is blocking free trade with Colombia to punish the White House, help out her union allies and boost Democratic presidential... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 09, 2008)
“Get me more white people, we need more white people,” is what organizers of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign said as they racially rearranged students for maximum photo... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 08, 2008)
The GOP’s presidential nominee John McCain (R.-Ariz.) and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (D.-N.Y.) squared off on Iraq policy against the backdrop of a... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 08, 2008)
Under the radar of high-profile foreign policy hearings, the Senate is close to giving an $11 billion cushion to the housing lobby that said it would hold their campaign... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 07, 2008)
John McCain and his Senate colleagues are warning Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama against politicizing scheduled testimony from senior... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 07, 2008)
Democrats are tying Iraq war spending to a flagging U.S. economy in hopes of securing more tax dollars for domestic agenda items in the run-up to scheduled testimony from... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 04, 2008)
Statement of Jay Carson, Clinton Campaign Spokesman
Today Senator Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton are releasing their tax returns for the years 2000 through... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 03, 2008)
The Department of Homeland Security is eliminating barriers enacted by environment groups to speed fence construction along the Southern border.
On April 1 DHS Secretary... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 03, 2008)
Barack Obama is embracing anti-gun policies in the run-up to a Democratic presidential debate scheduled on the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings.
“I am... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 02, 2008)
A trio of reputable organizations say Democratic-led charges, including those made by presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, that GOP candidate John McCain... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Apr 01, 2008)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain knows he has a bit of a temper.
“In all candor, as an adult I’ve been known to forget occasionally the discretion expected of... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 31, 2008)
Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the longtime friend and former pastor of Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama, wrote a fiery letter to The New York Times after the paper... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 28, 2008)
Leading Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama continued his defense of his controversial longtime pastor and friend Reverend Jeremiah Wright in a chat-fest with... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 28, 2008)
A senior adviser to John McCain’s presidential campaign was pressed on immigration issues in a conference call with bloggers Friday.
John Hawkins, of Rightwingnews.com and... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 28, 2008)
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean wants his party’s superdelegates to publicly endorse Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton for president to determine who will be... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 27, 2008)
President Bush said military success has led to a better quality of life in Iraq in an address Thursday morning.
“The surge is yielding major changes in Iraqi political... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 27, 2008)
Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton proposed using massive means of government intervention and spending billions of taxpayer dollars to... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 26, 2008)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said his opposition to a premature withdrawal from Iraq is based on his hatred of war and criticized his Democratic opponents in... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 25, 2008)
Are some Republicans willing to vote for Hillary Clinton in the primaries to help the GOP?
Maybe.
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh is encouraging stalwart... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 18, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama defended the anger of his longtime friend, “spiritual guide” and controversial pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright in a major... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 18, 2008)
“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.”
Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 17, 2008)
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama is planning to deliver a major speech about race Tuesday.
The speech has been prompted by controversy surrounding sermons... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 17, 2008)
Hillary Clinton accused opponents Barack Obama and John McCain of being too unreliable and too hawkish, respectively, in a major foreign policy address on the 5-year... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 14, 2008)
Reverend Jeremiah White’s sermon that inspired the title of Barack Obama’s best-selling memoir and 2004 Democratic National Convention speech suggests the world is full of... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 14, 2008)
The Senate overwhelmingly rejected a one-year ban on earmarks strongly backed by a small contingent of fiscal hawks, including Republican presidential candidate Sen. John... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 13, 2008)
The controversial pastor who inspired the title of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s autobiography has been videotaped invoking racial slurs while discussing... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 12, 2008)
The AFL-CIO said it will spend up to $53 million to engage in a campaign against Republican presidential candidate John McCain that will heavily target union workplaces... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 11, 2008)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will not disavow controversial comments made by a high-profile supporter about Barack Obama’s race that his campaign says... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 10, 2008)
Barack Obama said Hillary Clinton was trying to “hoodwink” voters by baiting him with invitations to become her vice president when he was ahead of her in the Democratic... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 07, 2008)
Officials from the John McCain’s presidential campaign announced their merger with the Republican National Committee to coordinate fundraising, messaging and organization... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 06, 2008)
Barack Obama has barely responded to the “kitchen sink” of attacks Hillary Clinton has made against him and already the Clinton campaign is accusing him of emulating negative... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 05, 2008)
After breaking an 11-state primary losing streak to Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for President, Hillary Clinton argued that her campaign should continue... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 05, 2008)
Hillary Clinton broke her 11-state losing streak with a barrage of attacks against Barack Obama and took Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island in her “must-win” Democratic nominating... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Mar 04, 2008)
Arizona Senator John McCain officially clinched the Republican nomination for President after reaching the 1,191 delegates needed by winning the Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 28, 2008)
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain said he was unashamed of contentious incident he had with former Federal Elections Commission Chairman Brad... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 28, 2008)
U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D.-Ill.), who calls for speedy withdrawal from Iraq on the presidential campaign trail, appears to have only spent two days in the Middle Eastern... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 27, 2008)
Barack Obama, deemed the most liberal U.S. Senator by the National Journal, called rankings by outside groups “silly” in the final Democratic presidential debate before... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 21, 2008)
Barack Obama laid out numerous liberal policies he would pursue if elected President and dodged a blow from Hillary Clinton in a critical Democratic presidential debate... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 21, 2008)
GOP presidential hopeful John McCain lashed out against the New York Times for publishing a front page story his campaign characterized as “gutter politics” in a press... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 15, 2008)
The House of Representatives left for a full week of President’s Day recess without authorizing a law that permits the government to monitor terrorist communications that... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 14, 2008)
The six-member Senate Ethics Committee issued a public letter of admonishment to Republican Sen. Larry Craig (Idaho) for engaging in improper conduct in the bathroom of a... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 13, 2008)
As Congress debates giving immunity to phone companies that assisted the government in tracking terrorist communications, trial lawyers prosecuting those phone companies... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 13, 2008)
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain expressed optimism regarding his ability to unite the Republican Party, progress in Iraq and the prosecution of terrorists... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 12, 2008)
Although earmark hawk Rep. Jeff Flake (R.-Ariz.) may be a long-shot for the spot, he’s is still in the running to be appointed to the House Appropriations... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 11, 2008)
As Barack Obama shows signs of pulling away with the Democratic nomination, it appears he’s trying to find some wiggle room in his support of a firm withdrawal date from... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 08, 2008)
Watch Ann Coulter's (unofficial) CPAC Speech
Best-selling author and columnist Ann Coulter elaborated to Conservative Political Action Conference participants why she said... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 05, 2008)
While most national media is focused on today’s Super Tuesday action, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is raging against the Bush administration back in Washington.
“The... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 04, 2008)
This weeks “State of the Race” Feature will only look at “Tsunami Tuesday” polls conducted within the last week and features the poll’s projected winners. ALABAMA... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 01, 2008)
Pollster Scott Rasmussen thinks the fight between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination will extend past “Super Tuesday” February 5.
“I would be... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Feb 01, 2008)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney painted his chief GOP rival John McCain as a “Washington insider” in a conference call Friday morning.
Romney said McCain... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 28, 2008)
NATIONAL POLLS
REPUBLICANS:
NBC/WSJ: McCain by 6 pointsMcCain: 29 percentHuckabee: 23 percentRomney: 20 percentGiuliani: 15 percentPaul: 4 percent
LA... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 28, 2008)
White House aides are promising that President Bush will announce “unprecedented” action against earmarks in his last State of the Union address this evening, but there are... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 25, 2008)
Republican John McCain swiped at Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who recently claimed she is the best Democrat to face-off against the war veteran McCain... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 21, 2008)
Nearing the end of the South Carolina debate, all three Democratic presidential candidates addressed Republican John McCain, who has won two of the five major GOP primaries... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 21, 2008)
Barack Obama made good on his promise to challenge Mr. and Mrs. Clinton over their statements about his record in the South Carolina Democratic debate Tuesday... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 21, 2008)
Barack Obama blasted former President Bill Clinton for “completely mischaracterizing” his policy positions and called for “some standards of honesty” in a televised... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 21, 2008)
NATIONAL POLLS
REPUBLICANS
AP-Ipsos: McCain by 6 pointsMcCain: 22 percentHuckabee: 16 percentRomney: 16 percentGiuliani: 14 percentThompson: 9 percentPaul: 4... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 18, 2008)
Three United States senators are still campaigning for their party’s nomination for President, but who are their Senate colleagues pulling for?
Earlier this week, Sen.... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 18, 2008)
The Department of Homeland Security will tighten identification requirements to cross the border, despite opposition from Democrats in Congress, by the end of this... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 17, 2008)
The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging the constitutionality of charges brought against Republican Sen. Larry Craig for soliciting sex in the men’s bathroom of a... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 16, 2008)
The Democratic National Committee has formally stepped into a burgeoning battle between the Nevada teacher unions and the Nevada Democratic Party.
On Wednesday, the DNC... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 16, 2008)
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton called truce over the “race card” and the “gender card,” but the new “fear card” was introduced last night at the Las Vegas Democratic... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 15, 2008)
In Michigan primary where only her name, Chris Dodd, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich and “uncommitted” were on the Democratic ballot, Hillary Clinton earned 56 of the vote.... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 15, 2008)
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won his first Republican primary by beating out his top rival John McCain in Michigan’s January 15 contest.
National news outlets... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 14, 2008)
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have competing billion dollar proposals to prevent recession, but neither included ways to offset the spending in their plans.
Obama... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 14, 2008)
NATIONAL POLLS
REPUBLICANS:CBS News/NY Times: McCain by 15 pointsMcCain: 33 percentHuckabee: 18 percentGiuliani: 10 percentRomney: 8 percentThompson: 8 percentPaul:... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 11, 2008)
Hillary Clinton wants voters to believe the country is entering a recession and a $70 billion subsidy package for low-income Americans is needed to keep the economy... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 10, 2008)
Conservatives are demanding that House Minority Leader John Boehner fill an empty slot on the House Appropriations Committee with a fiscal hawk rather than the National... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 09, 2008)
In his New Hampshire victory speech Republican presidential candidate John McCain spoke in definitive terms about the war in Iraq.
“We will never surrender, they will!” he... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 08, 2008)
Barack Obama has been compared to a rock star and this morning one of his supporters passed out upon seeing him in typical fan-worshipper fashion.
Liberal blogger Markos... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 08, 2008)
Bill and Hill Meltdown in NH
Bill and Hillary Clinton are showing signs of wear on the campaign trail in New Hampshire.
On Monday, Bill spent time blaming media for... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 07, 2008)
NATIONAL POLLS
REPUBLICANS:No new polls released within the last week
DEMOCRATSNo new polls released within the last week
REPUBLICAN LEADER VERSUS DEMOCRAT... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 07, 2008)
After suffering a crippling third-place finish in Iowa, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton choked up with tears when a New Hampshire voter asked her Monday... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 06, 2008)
John McCain promised he would “get” Osama Bin Laden if he were elected President in 2008 in a GOP televised debate two days before the second in nation New Hampshire... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 05, 2008)
Sparks flew between the leading presidential candidates of both parties during the Saturday “fight night” debate doubleheader just three days before New Hampshire’s January 8... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 05, 2008)
A flurry of post-Iowa caucus polls have been conducted in preparation for New Hampshire’s January 8 primary.
Each of the three polls give an edge to McCain. On the... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 03, 2008)
DES MOINES, IOWA--Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he would “absolutely” continue running negative advertisements against his adversaries as the election... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 03, 2008)
DES MOINES, IOWA -- Mitt Romney closed his final day of campaigning in Iowa with his chief Iowan rival Mike Huckabee in mind and with eye on John McCain in New Hampshire.
... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 02, 2008)
QUAD CITIES, IA-- Mitt Romney said his experience managing the 2002 Winter Olympics after 9/11 and as Governor of Massachusetts made him more qualified to secure the nation... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 02, 2008)
AMES, IOWA -- A Des Moines Register poll put Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee ahead longtime Iowa favorite Mitt Romney, but Romney told Iowans he was the best... more
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Amanda Carpenter (Jan 01, 2008)
JOHNSTON, IOWA -- Mitt Romney issued strong words of support for President Bush’s war and domestic policies as a rebuke to Mike Huckabee who has been critical of the Bush... more